When I first discovered Dinosaur Biyori on an Anime News Network article back a couple months ago, the artstyle immediately caught my attention because of how cute and funny it looked. I was like, "Definitely going to watch this when it premieres on TOKYO MX". Without the ending theme and commercials, episode 1 is 1 minute and 30 seconds long. It's basically about the 3 dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus (the pink/purple one), Triceratops (the yellow one), and Stenonychosaurus (the green one) sitting in their apartment talking about stuff. It has a calm, laid-back pace that's reminiscent of shows like Ojarumaru and Danchi Tomoo . When I first watched episode 1, I didn't really get much out of it (besides the artstyle) because I watched it in Japanese without any subtitles, along with it being very dialogue heavy. The only thing I understood was a visual joke about Tyrannosaurus struggling to reach for his drink due to his short, stubby hands. I re-watched it a few ...
Tubi has finally started streaming Anpanman with the movie Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope (very special thanks to Twitter user @VedsaGolfer for bringing this to my attention). I've been waiting for an official North American English release of the franchise in some form for over 10 years, so I was pretty excited to watch the movie. The plot is basically about Anpanman and his friends helping the guest star character Apple Boy find his apple balloon and a magical apple seed so that the latter can get back to his homeland and help restore it after the evil Witchteria infects it with her dark magic. Along the way, Apple Boy learns the importance of teamwork, friendship, and courage through Anpanman and his friends. I find the movie's overall presentation very enjoyable. The plot is cheerful and warm, and the animation is incredible. The music is okay; not one of my favorites, but it gets the job done. The English dub is pretty good. The voice actors did a goo...
Aenai Ojarumaru (会えないおじゃる丸 "Ojarumaru Can't Meet") is about the Little Oni Trio confronting Ojarumaru once again, only to find him just staring blankly. Denbo explains to them that the Full Moon Road, which connects Moonlight Town and the Heian era, is being inspected, meaning that Ojarumaru can't go back home to see his parents. Thinking that Ojarumaru is sad, the oni try to cheer him up. In the end, it turns out that Ojarumaru wasn't sad at all. He was just staring blankly for no particular reason. He uses the scepter to scratch his back, and then the oni seem both shocked and annoyed because of all the time that they wasted. During the episode, the Little Oni Trio goes to an onsen called "Oni Mountain Onsen" and comes back with some souvenirs. I wonder what the Onsen Manjuu and Oni Mountain Tea taste like. In one scene, Kisuke draws a really good portrait of Ojarumaru. Supposedly, he has many hidden talents throughout the show and drawing seems t...
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